Many patients are asking about GlucoWatch, the first noninvasive blood glucose monitor

May 2002

Many patients are asking about GlucoWatch, the first noninvasive blood glucose monitor...but they have the WRONG idea that they can now monitor blood glucose without having to do fingersticks.

GlucoWatch is a wristwatch-like device that displays glucose readings every 20 minutes...after its 3-hour "warm-up."

It uses a low electrical current to extract glucose from interstitial fluid in the skin rather than from blood.

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